On September 26, 2010, the UCLA Liver Transplant team performed their 5,000th liver transplantation. This is the most recent achievement of a 26-year journey that has given new life to literally thousands of patients. The first liver transplant at UCLA was performed on February 1st, 1984.
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As of Sept 24, 2010 there were 16,001 candidates waiting for livers in the entire nation. 586 were listed at UCLA. Consider donation today donatelifecalifornia.org